India to develop 700 islands as tourism destination
NEW DELHI: Many of the over 700 uninhabited islands across India will be developed for tourism, filmmaking, entertainment activities, as honeymoon destinations, maritime security and also for generating non-conventional energy - both wind and solar.
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Bhopal to host international tourism festival
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh will be developed as prominent tourist destination in the country. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has directed that international festival should be held to give identity to Madhya Pradesh in the sphere of tourism.
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Tiny tiger cub sighted in Panna tiger reserve
BHOPAL: Panna tiger reserve has brought laurels to Madhya Pradesh and country once again. During a search drive yesterday, a tiny cub was sighted with tigress Panna-213 and Tiger-111 in Amanganj (buffer). With this, number of tigers in Panna...
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Madhya Pradesh wins best tourism state award
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh has won the Best State tourism award for compressive development of tourism. Madhya Pradesh also bagged awards for Best Tourism Film and Best Civic Management of Tourist Destination – Pachmarhi.
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Van Vihar’s white tigress Lalita is dead
BHOPAL: Van Vihar National Park’s white tigress Lalita died here last night after suffering from eye cancer for last 2 years. Lalita was being treated continuously for last 20 days. She was 14.
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International tourism grows up by five per cent
MUMBAI: Demand for international tourism remained strong throughout the first eight months of 2013, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. Between January and August, the number of international tourists worldwide...
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Mad dog bites tiger at Panna Tiger Reserve
BHOPAL: A tiger of the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh has been shifted to enclosure, after being bitten by a domestic mad dog. Tests at Centre for wildlife forensics and health, Jabalpur confirmed that the dog was infected with rabbis.
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Rs 4.57-crore tourism development works in Damoh
BHOPAL: In the series of tourist facilities expansion in Damoh district, Water Resources Minister Jayant Malaiya, Minister of State for Tourism Brijendra Pratap Singh and Minister of State for Energy Dashrath Lodhi laid foundation stones for 6 works
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Major fire at Madhav National Park in MP
BHOPAL: A major fire was broke out at the Madhav National Park of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh on Monday morning. Nobody was reported to have received injuries in the fire that burnt dry patches over a stretch of one kilometer within the forest area, officials said.
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Van Vihar’s tigress ‘Reena’ is dead
BHOPAL: ‘Reena’, a 19-year-old senile tigress of Van Vihar National Park Bhopal died on Thursday. Reena was born at Van Vihar on August 30, 1994. Average age of tigers is 14-15 years.
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Four tigers electrocuted in Bandhavgarh reserve in 11 years
BHOPAL: Four tigers have been electrocuted in the last four months in the vicinity of the Bandhavgarh tiger reserve. Documents sourced through the Right to Information Act revealed that over the last 11 years meeting after meeting took place among officers of the power and forest departments of the state...
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Bird watching camp at Van Vihar today
BHOPAL: A bird watching camp will be organised at Van Vihar National Park on March 3. An official release stated that 50 people can participate in the camp which would begin from 7am to 11am.
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White tiger will not be shifted to Madhua
BHOPAL: A division bench of Madhya Pradesh high court comprising Chief Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde and Justice Ajit Singh overruled the possibility of translocation of white tigers for breeding and conservation purpose from Govindgarh to the proposed 250 acres of site earmarked for an ambitious park in Madhua.
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Two bears spotted in Thuakheda village
BHOPAL: Two bears sighted in Thuakheda village, 13-km from Kolar area in the state capital, created panic among the villagers on Thursday. However, the bears did not attack any villager and fled towards the forest.
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Another elephant ill; advice of Assam expert sought
BHOPAL: After the sudden death of a female elephant, Mohini, the forest department is taking preventive measure to ensure proper health of other elephants brought here from different areas of the country to keep a guard on the tigers moving in Kerwan and Kaliasot jungle.
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MP Tourism gets ‘industry’ status
BHOPAL: Approving the Madhya Pradesh ‘Tourism policy’ the state cabinet on Tuesday accorded the status of ‘industry’ to tourism. Provision has also been made for subsidy to heritage hotels.
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MP conferred with eco tourism destination award
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation was conferred with the best eco tourism destination award at the 15th annual award function of flagship magazine ‘Today’s’ Traveller’, held at New Delhi on Wednesday.
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State will register objection to SC restriction on tourism
BHOPAL: The state government will register its objection over the restriction laid by the Supreme Court on all tourism activities in the core areas of tiger reserves as the move is a setback for the tourism industry of the state primarily based on the tiger reserves.
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Lion dies of old age in Van Vihar
BHOPAL: A 20-year-old male lion died at Van Vihar National Park on Sunday morning. Van Vihar now has five lions and six lionesses all are above the average age.
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MP Tourism marketing office opened in Ahmedabad
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation has opened its marketing office in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. While inaugurating the marketing office, chairman Dr Mohan Yadav said tourists coming to Madhya Pradesh will have comprehensive knowledge about the state’s tourist destinations.
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Wednesday holiday in Kanha Tiger Reserve
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh government on Friday decided to prohibit tourism every Wednesday in all the four zones of Kanha Tiger Reserve in district Mandla including Kanha, Kisli, Sarhi and Mukki.
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